Zoocobia : Fun Time Adventure at Clark, Pampanga

Wazzup Pilipinas!

"When you need some energy and inspiration, step outside. Touch the Earth with your feet, lift your face to the sun, breathe the air, listen to the birds and the wind through the trees. Glory in the creation that surrounds you."

Zoocobia, located at a place called Sacobia that's somewhere in Clark, Pampanga, offers attractions that will surely become every family members favorite!

From the up close and personal interaction with feathery, hairy, shelled, and whatever skin or body covering of interesting yet many of them domesticated and friendly animals - to the thrilling rides on their Zipline, Zooc Rides, lengthy slides, and 4X4 jeeps - everyone is assured of an adventure that you would hardly find in the Metro.

It's your opportunity to be one with nature and to mingle with animals that have become very rare to see in the busy streets of Manila.

IRRI Pays Tribute to Women in Rice Farming

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The International Rice Research Institute honored the women who made breakthroughs in the rice farming industry as it welcomed lady farmers around the country and overseas in a special day at its headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna recently.

IRRI Board Chairwoman Emerlinda Roman welcomed the delegates. Agriculture Undersecretary Bernadette Puyat and PCW Administrative Chief Ana Liza Ragos also graced the event and gave opening remarks.

IRRI Deputy Director General Bruce Tolentino gave a simple talk about IRRI’s research agenda to cap the first part of the event.

Informal Settlers or Squatters : High Time to Bulldoze Them Out of the Esteros?

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"Not to sound like an elitist conyo, but every time it starts flooding like this, I'm tempted to think we should just bulldoze all those shanties blocking our esteros, and not give a flying f*ck over the ILLEGAL settlers."

Why is it always easiest to hit the most evil flavor of the season without really looking at how complex the problem is?

I doubt that the shanties along the esteros are the bulk of the problem. The squatters are a major cause of clogging but we're not exempt from blame either. It's not just the shanties anymore but also the neglected water ways and esteros, and those land grabbers titling themselves to floodways and building structures. 

We also have poor urban planning in general. Besides esteros being blocked by shanties, flooding in Manila is also sever due to bad urban planning. If you look meticulously at the Manila skyline, it looks like a badly-built lego set. Looking at the skyline makes you feel like you stepped on a lego though a hundred times over, and it does not get better when viewed from above. (I'd take a badly built lego set over Manila's sky line. At least colors of lego bricks are appealing to the eyes.) Seriously, condos are just popping up out of nowhere; especially in Taft. A mall in Quezon City for one has overwhelmed the sewerage infrastructure for a good chunk of Quezon City.